The 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship runs Thursday, October 22 through Sunday, October 25 at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda, a 6,828-yard Robert Trent Jones par 71 on the island's south shore where the wind, not the yardage, decides who wins. It is the fourth event of the FedExCup Fall and the first of the final five, with a $6 million purse and a 2027 PGA Tour card on the line for a long list of players in this field. Here is the full preview: every player in the 120-man field, how to watch, what Port Royal rewards, and where the community board stands.
Who is in the field at the 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship
The field is confirmed: 120 players. The tournament published its full field on Monday, October 19, and the list below is that commitment list with the two changes made since it first posted. Lanto Griffin and Rasmus Højgaard have withdrawn, and Greyson Sigg and Taylor Montgomery have come in from the alternate list. Late withdrawals are routine on a fall event, so check the official field once Thursday tee times post, but this is the roster as of Tuesday, October 20.
A to C: Kihei Akina, Matthew Anderson, Aaron Baddeley, Zac Blair, Chandler Blanchet, Ryan Brehm, Jonathan Byrd, Rafael Campos, Cameron Champ, Davis Chatfield, Luke Clanton, Eric Cole, Corey Conners, Austin Cook, Trace Crowe
D to G: Joel Dahmen, Cam Davis, Zecheng Dou, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Tyler Duncan, Nick Dunlap, Austin Eckroat, A.J. Ewart, Patrick Fishburn, David Ford, Dylan Frittelli, Brice Garnett, Lucas Glover, Will Gordon, Max Greyserman, Emiliano Grillo
H: Bill Haas, Adam Hadwin, Nick Hardy, Harry Higgs, Kensei Hirata, Lee Hodges, Rico Hoey, Charley Hoffman, Tom Hoge, Mason Howell, Mark Hubbard, Mackenzie Hughes
J to L: Ben James, Nick Jones, Takumi Kanaya, Jeffrey Kang, Chan Kim, Chris Kirk, Patton Kizzire, Greg Koch, Ben Kohles, Martin Laird, Christo Lamprecht, Nixon Lauritzen, Hank Lebioda, Austin Lemieux, Jay Leng, Haotong Li, David Lingmerth, Luke List, Adam Long, Justin Lower
M to N: Willie Mack III, Peter Malnati, Ben Martin, Denny McCarthy, William McGirt, Max McGreevy, Troy Merritt, Taylor Montgomery, Taylor Moore, S.Y. Noh, Henrik Norlander, Andrew Novak, Pontus Nyholm
P to R: C.T. Pan, John Parry, Jeremy Paul, Matthieu Pavon, Virgilio Paz, Taylor Pendrith, Paul Peterson, Chandler Phillips, Aldrich Potgieter, Seamus Power, Chad Ramey, Chez Reavie, Davis Riley, Kevin Roy, Marcelo Rozo, Miles Russell
S: Isaiah Salinda, Rudy Sautron, Adam Schenk, Neal Shipley, Greyson Sigg, Ben Silverman, David Skinns, Camiko Smith, Austin Smotherman, Hayden Springer, Jimmy Stanger, Robert Streb, Kevin Streelman, Adam Svensson, Jesper Svensson
T to Y: Davis Thompson, Brendon Todd, Alejandro Tosti, Erik van Rooyen, John VanDerLaan, Kristoffer Ventura, Camilo Villegas, Danny Walker, Vince Whaley, Aaron Wise, Dylan Wu, Ren Yonezawa, Kevin Yu
How they got in
Five past champions are back: Brendon Todd (2019), Seamus Power (2022), Camilo Villegas (2023), Rafael Campos (2024) and defending champion Adam Schenk (2025). That is every winner in the event's history except Brian Gay (2020) and Lucas Herbert (2021).
Four Monday qualifiers made it through: Adam Long, Matthew Anderson, Willie Mack III and Austin Lemieux. Lemieux is the story. The 30-year-old son of Hall of Fame hockey player Mario Lemieux shot 66 at the qualifier in Florida to finish tied for second behind Long, and this will be his first PGA Tour start. He plays as an amateur.
Two Bermudians are in on sponsor exemptions, Nick Jones and Camiko Smith. The other sponsor exemptions went to Mason Howell, Nixon Lauritzen, Jay Leng, Virgilio Paz, Miles Russell and Rudy Sautron, and Greg Koch is in as a PGA section champion.
The rest of the field is built from status, and status is exactly what this week is about.
Quick comparison: what to track at Port Royal
| Storyline | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Ben James | The rookie with four top-5s in his last six starts, including solo second at the Biltmore and T5 at the Bank of Utah. The market's clear favorite |
| Adam Schenk | Defending champion. Won at 12 under in 2025, his first Tour title in his 243rd start |
| Austin Smotherman | Won the Bank of Utah Championship three weeks ago, his first title in his 100th start |
| Lee Hodges at No. 100 | Holds the last fully exempt 2027 card. Seamus Power, A.J. Ewart, Rico Hoey and Lucas Glover sit just outside |
| Austin Lemieux | Mario Lemieux's son, a Monday qualifier making his PGA Tour debut as an amateur |
| The wind | Sustained breezes up to 25 mph are forecast through Saturday. It gusted near 40 mph a year ago |
Event: 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, PGA Tour FedExCup Fall, $6 million purse, $1.08 million and 500 FedExCup points to the winner
Dates: Thursday, October 22 to Sunday, October 25, 2026
Venue: Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton, Bermuda (par 71, 6,828 yards)
Watch: Golf Channel, 1 to 4 p.m. ET all four days, simulcast on GolfChannel.com and the Golf Channel app
Field: 120 players, cut to the top 65 and ties after Friday
Defending champion: Adam Schenk, 272 (12 under), by one shot over Chandler Phillips
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How to watch the 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship
Golf Channel is the television home for all four rounds, with the same 1 to 4 p.m. ET window Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. GolfChannel.com and the Golf Channel app carry a live simulcast of the TV coverage. There is no network window this week. SiriusXM has radio coverage from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET each day.
| Round | Date | ET | CT | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Thursday, Oct. 22 | 1 to 4 p.m. | Noon to 3 p.m. | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| Round 2 | Friday, Oct. 23 | 1 to 4 p.m. | Noon to 3 p.m. | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| Round 3 | Saturday, Oct. 24 | 1 to 4 p.m. | Noon to 3 p.m. | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| Final round | Sunday, Oct. 25 | 1 to 4 p.m. | Noon to 3 p.m. | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
Bermuda runs one hour ahead of Eastern time in late October, so the broadcast window is 2 to 5 p.m. on the island. First and second round tee times had not been released as of Tuesday morning. The event has also moved up the calendar: the 2025 edition was played in mid-November, and this year it lands in late October.
What the FedExCup Fall decides this week
The top 100 in the final FedExCup Fall standings keep full PGA Tour status for 2027, with conditional status in tiers down to No. 150. After the Baycurrent Classic in Japan, where Michael Brennan won, the line runs straight through this field. Lee Hodges is No. 100, holding the last fully exempt card. Max Greyserman is 99th and Chandler Phillips, last year's runner-up here, is 98th. Just outside are Seamus Power at 103rd, A.J. Ewart 105th, Rico Hoey 106th, Kristoffer Ventura 107th, Lucas Glover 108th and Taylor Moore 109th. Taylor Pendrith (96th), Kevin Yu (93rd), Tom Hoge (92nd), Denny McCarthy (91st), John Parry (89th), Davis Thompson (87th) and Andrew Novak (86th) are all inside, but not by enough to relax with five events left.
At the other end, Austin Smotherman's Utah win moved him to 52nd, inside the 51-to-60 group that earns starts in two signature events next season. He is the only player in this field currently in that bracket.
That pressure is why this event keeps producing the winners it does. Campos won here in 2024 from 147th in the standings after missing 13 cuts in 15 starts. Schenk won here last year two weeks away from losing his card. Nobody at Port Royal is playing for a trophy alone.
The course: short, coastal and fully exposed
Port Royal has hosted this event every year since it debuted in 2019. At 6,828 yards it is one of the shortest courses the Tour plays, with three par 5s that nearly the entire field can reach in two and at least six holes running alongside the ocean. The greens are Bermudagrass, running around 10.5 on the Stimpmeter this week, and they are small, averaging about 8,000 square feet. There are 87 bunkers and water in play on seven holes.
The back nine usually decides the tournament, and the stretch from 13 through 16 is where it happens. The 16th, a long par 3, played as the hardest hole on the course in 2024 at 235 yards and roughly a third of a shot over par. Schenk's closing par save there last year was one of the shots that won him the title.
The yardage is not the defense. The wind is. Look at the winning scores: 24 under in 2019 and 2023, 19 under in 2022 and 2024, and just 12 under in 2025, when Sunday gusts topped 30 mph and the field scoring average for the week finished above par at 71.27. Same golf course, a 12-shot swing in the winning number, driven almost entirely by the weather. This year's forecast calls for sustained breezes up to 25 mph through Saturday and possible rain on Sunday.
What actually wins at Port Royal
Distance buys almost nothing on a course this short. What separates players here is ball flight control in crosswinds, short-iron precision into small greens, and the short game to save par when the wind pushes a ball off the putting surface. Past winners have tended to rank well in scrambling or putts per green in regulation, and the venues that correlate are the other short, coastal, wind-exposed stops on the schedule, along with the Open Championship.
A calm week at Port Royal is a putting contest. A windy week is a par-saving contest. The forecast says this is a windy week, which means the player who wins is usually the one who missed greens in the right places.
Course history matters more than usual too. Vince Whaley, Takumi Kanaya and Max McGreevy all tied for third here last year at 10 under, and Power was T11. All four are back.
Butterfield Bermuda Championship 2026 odds: where the community board stands
As of Tuesday, October 20, the BettorEdge community board has the Butterfield Bermuda Championship listed with its tournament winner market open, and zero live two-sided prices posted on it. No number is quoted here, because none exists yet on the board, and a placeholder dressed up as a price would be worse than nothing. Outright liquidity on a fall event tends to arrive once pairings post and the first-round tee sheet is set.
What the wider market has made clear is the pecking order. Early previews have Ben James as a clear favorite, with a gap back to Eric Cole, Corey Conners and Kevin Roy. James has earned it. The 23-year-old turned pro this summer and has finished T4 at the Corales Puntacana Championship, third at the Wyndham, second at the Biltmore at 24 under and T5 at the Bank of Utah, four top-5s in his last six starts. Roy finished T13 in Japan two weeks ago.
Keep the scale in mind when prices do post. In a 120-player field, the average entrant is under a 1 percent shot. A +550 favorite is claiming roughly a 15 percent chance to beat everyone else at once, and on a wind-swept course where the winning score has swung by 12 shots year to year, even a deserving favorite like James belongs closer to single digits than to that. Run every number through the implied probability calculator before you back it.
Where the value sits
The wind compresses the field. When scoring gets hard, the gap between the favorite and the 40th-best player shrinks, and that is part of why this event has never been won by one of golf's marquee names in seven playings. A short price on anyone is fighting that history.
Short game and course history beat distance. Power is a former champion here who was T11 last year and is three spots outside a card. Whaley, Kanaya and McGreevy have all contended in exactly these conditions. Players with that profile are the ones a board built on season-long ball-striking data tends to underrate at Port Royal.
The bubble is a motivation edge, not a skill edge. Hodges, Power, Ewart, Hoey, Ventura and Glover all need points. Urgency does not make anyone better, but it does guarantee their full attention in a week some of the field treats as a stop on the way somewhere else. The golf outright betting guide covers why a 3 percent chance and a 3 percent price are not the same thing.
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Beyond the outright: cut and matchup angles
The cut is the top 65 and ties after 36 holes, and in wind the cut number climbs. That changes the make-the-cut question. In calm conditions, the cut punishes players who cannot make birdies. In wind, it punishes players who cannot avoid doubles, and the steadiest short-game players are the ones who survive. The make the cut betting guide walks through how those markets are built.
The wave split is the other angle. The forecast has Thursday morning starters facing lighter gusts than the afternoon wave, and gusts of 20 to 25 mph in the forecast for Friday afternoon. When tee times post, the players drawing the softer half of that draw have a structural edge in two-round matchups and cut markets that the outright board barely prices. The golf matchup betting guide and the top 5 and top 10 finish guide cover both, and you can follow the rest of the fall on the BettorEdge golf hub.
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Butterfield Bermuda Championship 2026 FAQ
Who is in the field at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship?
The 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship has a confirmed 120-player field led by rookie Ben James, Corey Conners, Eric Cole, Chris Kirk and Bank of Utah winner Austin Smotherman, plus past champions Adam Schenk, Rafael Campos, Camilo Villegas, Seamus Power and Brendon Todd. Monday qualifiers Adam Long, Matthew Anderson, Willie Mack III and amateur Austin Lemieux, the son of Mario Lemieux, are also in, along with Bermudians Nick Jones and Camiko Smith. Lanto Griffin and Rasmus Højgaard withdrew and were replaced by Greyson Sigg and Taylor Montgomery. The full list is above.
When is the 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship and how can I watch it?
The 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship runs Thursday, October 22 through Sunday, October 25 at Port Royal Golf Course, with all four rounds on Golf Channel from 1 to 4 p.m. ET. That is noon to 3 p.m. CT and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT, with a live simulcast on GolfChannel.com and the Golf Channel app.
Where is the Butterfield Bermuda Championship played?
The Butterfield Bermuda Championship is played at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda, a Robert Trent Jones par 71 measuring 6,828 yards that has hosted the event since 2019. It is one of the shortest courses on the PGA Tour, and its exposure to ocean wind is its main defense.
Who is the defending Butterfield Bermuda Championship champion?
Adam Schenk is the defending champion, having won the 2025 event at 12 under par, one shot ahead of Chandler Phillips, in gusts above 30 mph. It was his first PGA Tour title, in his 243rd career start, and it earned him a two-year exemption.
Who is the favorite to win the 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship?
Ben James is the clear favorite, a 23-year-old rookie with four top-5 finishes in his last six starts, including solo second at the Biltmore Championship and T5 at the Bank of Utah. The BettorEdge community board had its winner market open but no live prices posted as of Tuesday, October 20, so no number is quoted here.
What is the purse for the 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship?
The purse is $6 million, with $1.08 million and 500 FedExCup points going to the winner.
What score wins at Port Royal?
The winning score at Port Royal depends almost entirely on the wind, ranging from 24 under in 2019 and 2023 to 12 under in 2025. Brendon Todd and Camilo Villegas share the tournament record of 260, while Schenk won last year at 272 in the windiest conditions the event has seen.
Who is on the FedExCup Fall bubble at Bermuda?
Lee Hodges is No. 100 in the FedExCup Fall standings, holding the last fully exempt 2027 card, with Seamus Power (103rd), A.J. Ewart (105th), Rico Hoey (106th), Kristoffer Ventura (107th), Lucas Glover (108th) and Taylor Moore (109th) just outside. Those standings are as of the Baycurrent Classic on October 11, the most recent event.
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The bottom line
The Butterfield Bermuda Championship is a short golf course with a long list of consequences. A confirmed 120-player field, a rookie favorite who has finished top 5 four times since July, a defending champion who won by surviving the wind, and a card line that runs straight through the middle of the entrants. The forecast says the wind is coming back. When the board fills in, ask whether a price is paying for form on calm golf courses or for the ability to save par on a windy one, because Port Royal only pays the second.
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